Developing Countries: Jobs and Livelihoods

I am most grateful to my hon. Friend for that intervention. He is doing fine work as a trade envo...

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. He is discussing the figures and allud...

The hon. Gentleman makes a valuable point. One reason why I called for this debate is because not...

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. I apologise that I cannot stay for the...

I entirely agree with the hon. Gentleman. I will give an example of that later in my speech, but ...

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on securing this debate. He has vast experience of developing c...

I agree entirely. I shall address that issue in a moment, because it is vital.

I have a cou...

Does the hon. Gentleman also recognise the importance of urban planning, in particular for the fo...

That is a very interesting point. I agree. We see the consequences of poor urban planning in many...

It is a pleasure to speak in the debate, Mrs Moon. I congratulate the hon. Member for Stafford (J...

I agree with my hon. Friend, but does he agree that the sustainable development target of elimina...

My hon. Friend is most wise, as always. He sets the scene. There are many difficulties at home an...

My hon. Friend has mentioned substantial amounts of money. Does he agree that it is essential for...

My hon. Friend is right. Monday’s debate in Westminster Hall, to which the Minister replied, clea...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Moon. What a great opening my hon. Friend ...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Mrs Moon. I congratulate the hon. Member fo...

It would be remiss of me not to congratulate the Minister on his elevation to a knighthood. I am ...

The point the hon. Gentleman makes about corruption is a very good one. Is he aware that the coun...

I am aware of the fantastic work in Nigeria and of the election of the President, who has got to ...

Order. I need to go to the Front-Bench spokespeople at 10.30 am.

10.25 am

I am grateful to you, Mrs Moon, for giving me the opportunity to speak. I will keep my remarks br...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairpersonship, Mrs Moon. I congratulate the hon. Member fo...

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mrs Moon. I follow other hon. Members in congr...

Should we not recognise that, even when people seem to be outside extreme poverty according to st...

The hon. Gentleman makes a pertinent and timely intervention. He is absolutely right: there is st...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Bradford East (Imran Hussain), and I thank him for...

Where we have been relatively slow in moving to meet the infrastructure needs of Africa, the Chin...

The quality of our investment and the fact that we do not tie our aid certainly make our aid of a...

On the point about opportunities, does the Minister agree that we need policy coherence between t...

My hon. Friend is right. Climate-smart development must be integral to everything we do. It has t...

I am most grateful to everybody here for their valuable contributions. We have touched on a huge ...